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{{infobox Country|country = of Finland|language = Finnish, Swedish; recognised regional languages: Sami|capital = [[Helsinki]]|pop = 5,301,701|currency = Euro (€)|hitch = <rating country='fi' />|BW = FI|map = <map lat='64.8' lng='25.9' zoom='4' view='0' width='300' height='350' country='Finland'/>}}'''Finland''' is a part of the Northern [[Europe]], and one of the NordicCountriescountries. It's neighboring is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Its neighbouring countries are [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and[[Russia]], but possibly the most probable transit country on yourway hitchhiking there from Southern Europe is [[Estonia]] as the [[E67|Via Baltica]] ([[E67]]) road connects Finland with [[Prague]] via the Baltic States and [[Poland]].
==About crossing borders= Regions ===Nothing special about the [[File:Finland european roads.png|thumb|250px|Finnish borders. Apart from the Russian border, they just exist on the mapmotorways (blue) with their European numbers and national roads (red and yellow)]]anyway, [[File:Erga-and not in reality-a-friendly-finnish-man. Since the dawn of time has there beenjpg|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiker Erga and a friendly Finnish driver]]very liberal co[[File:Erga-camping-in-operation between the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegianfinland.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Find info on camping on [[:nomad:Finland|Nomadwiki]]]]borders.* [[Lapland]]
==Culture =From/=Hitchhiking used to Sweden===be popular in the 70's and 80's, and many drivers will tell the hitchhiker(s) they've hitched themselves back in their days. Nowadays this practice is rather rare among Finns, but there are always some, especially in summer time around music festivals. Hitching in Finland might be difficult during the [[winter]] time because lack of daylight. The weather differences in Finland seem to effect greatly how well people pick you up. Sunny weather might help you a great deal because it makes people more happy and open-minded.
==Links =From={{nomadwiki}}* [[:fi:Etusivu|Finnish Hitchwiki]]* IRC Channel [[Liftari @ IRCnet]]* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/liftarit/ Finnish hitchhikers FB group]* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kjokisal/liftaus/Hitchhiker's guide to Estonia===Europe] − a hitchhiking site by a Finn* [http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/ssmoland/peukalo/ Liftausvinkkejä] − hitchhiking tips in Finnish{{wikipedia-link}}